Chettinadu Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/4 kg

Bay Leaves - 2
Cardamom - 2 pieces
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Cloves - 2 pieces
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander pdr - 1 tsp
Cumin pdr - 1 tsp
Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
Turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp

Oil

Red chilli pdr - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 Chopped
Tomato - 1 Chopped
Green chillies chopped - 2
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - chopped

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pan
2. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves
3. Add the onions, turmeric, salt, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and green chillis and saute for a while
4. Add tomatoes and saute till it becomes soft
5. Add the coriander pdr, cumin pdr, red chilli pdr and saute till the oil oozes out

6. Add the chicken to the frying pan and mix well,  cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. No need to add water
7. When the chicken is almost done, add the crushed pepper into the mixture and mix well
8. Garnish with coriander leaves